Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs: Philosophy for the White House

Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs: Philosophy for the White House

by Jeremy Waldron
Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs: Philosophy for the White House

Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs: Philosophy for the White House

by Jeremy Waldron

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Overview

Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. His contributions have spanned the major controversies of the War on Terror - including the morality and legality of torture, whether security can be 'balanced' with liberty, and the relationship between public safety and individual rights. He has also tackled underlying questions essential to understanding the practical debates - including what terrorism is, and what a right to security would entail. This volume collects all Waldron's work on these issues, including six published essays and two previously unpublished essays. It also includes a new introduction in which Waldron presents an overview of his contribution, and looks at the problems currently facing the Obama administration and the UK Government in dealing with the legacy of the Bush White House. The volume will be essential reading for all those engaged with contemporary politics, security law, and the continuing struggle for an ethical response to terrorism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780191633584
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 01/19/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Jeremy Waldron is Professor of Law at the New York University Law School. He is one of the leading figures working in legal and political philosophy and his major works include The Right to Private Property (OUP, 1988), Law and Disagreement (OUP, 1999) and The Dignity of Legislation.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Security and Liberty: the Image of Balance3. Terrorism and the Uses of Terror4. Civilians, Terrorism, and Deadly Serious Conventions5. Safety and Security6. Security as a Basic Right (after 9/11)7. Torture and Positive Law: Jurisprudence for the White House8. Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment: The Words Themselves9. What Can Christian Teaching Add to the Debate about Torture?
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